Environment News
Discover news about global issues affecting the environment, learn about green products and services and find out how companies and organizations are making a difference through conservation and recycling efforts.
Endangered Species Day is May 15, 2009
Educational picture books from Sylvan Dell Publishing teach children conservation and the importance of protecting the world’s wildlife - May 11, 2009 - Arbordale Publishing
Certified Green Home Designation Awarded to Groves Park Commons Townhomes
Groves Park Commons townhomes receive the highest rating Tindells Building Materials has ever given for energy efficiency. - May 10, 2009 - Groves Park Commons
International Conference on Nutrient Removal from Wastewater Streams May 10-13, 2009 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
International Nutrient Removal Conference - A historic Vancouver hosted event that will bring together the world’s leading experts in the science of nutrient recycling. - May 10, 2009 - International Nutrient Removal Conference
Muddy Water Watch Class to Train Volunteers on Sediment and Erosion Control
Sediment and erosion, releasing dirt and contaminates into storm drains and creeks is the leading cause of water pollution in the Yadkin River Basin. According to EPA Region IV and N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NC DENR), they receive more public complaints about sediment... - May 10, 2009 - Yadkin River Keeper
Environmental Due Diligence Spring Special
Environmental due diligence can help you determine a property true value through the performance of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment prior to acquisition of a property to identify any potential environmental concerns that may exist. Overlooking this concern can cost you substantial future environmental expenditures, even if you did not create or contribute to the contamination. - May 08, 2009 - American Environmental Assessment & Solutions, Inc
CTA Genuine Trading Solutions and Environmental Consulting Firm Calvin Consulting Announce Strategic Partnership Agreement
Strategic Partnership Agreement Between CTA Firm Genuine Trading Solutions And Leading Environmental Consulting Company, Calvin Consulting Group Ltd. - May 05, 2009 - Genuine Trading Solutions
H2OurLife: Now is Not Soon Enough
Art students from Michael A. Riffel High School in Regina are painting a picture of the water crisis facing local and international wildlife and human populations in an effort to encourage the public to become part of the solution. - May 04, 2009 - Canadian Wildlife Federation
New Industrial Waste Disposal, Electronic and Waste Handling Equipment Buying Guide
IndustrialMRO.com, the plant maintenance and operations site for manufacturing companies has released its new directory of equipment for waste handling, electronic waste and industrial waste disposal. - May 03, 2009 - IndustrialLeaders.com
Cassbeth Sends Author of Sustainable Development Possible with Creative System Engineering to Collingswood Green Festival
Cassbeth sends author of Sustainable Development Possible with Creative System Engineering to Collingswood Green Festival. From the author: "This was a great community event and I had the opportunity to meet several individuals that I invited to the a local system engineering conference where... - May 03, 2009 - CassBeth
Aquentium Announces Non-Chemical Mobile Sanitation System That Reduces or Eliminates Bacteria and Viruses
Aquentium, Inc, (OTCBB: AQNM) announced today the launch of their mobile non-chemical sanitation system that eliminates or reduces bacteria and viruses. The Aquentium MOS-1 is designed for use in hospitals, restaurants, hotels, schools and food and beverage processing plants. “We expect that... - May 01, 2009 - Aquentium
Avian Academics: Bird Watching Contest Provides Innovative Tool for Teachers
This May, the Fledging Birders Program is challenging teachers and students across America to discover their local birds of the annual spring migration. The Schoolyard Birding Challenge (www.fledgingbirders.org/challenge.html) will award outstanding classes across the country with prizes for taking... - April 30, 2009 - National Biodiversity Parks, Inc.
Atlanta Author and International Corporate Coach Nominated for Georgia Author of the Year
Atlanta Author and International Corporate Coach Nominated for Georgia Author of the Year for his book "The Power of Personal Energy." - April 29, 2009 - 1 Executive Energy
MicroTech, EPEAT Join Forces to Support Green Information Technology Initiatives
Environmental Ratings Program Helps MicroTech End-Users Choose Green Technology; Award-winning Small Business is a Leading IT Reseller to Federal Government Agencies - April 29, 2009 - MicroTechnologies LLC
MWK Hosts Trip to See Mixed-Substrate Digesters in Action
Farmers, financiers, environmentalists, policy makers, regulators, and others have expressed an interest in participating in a trip to Europe to see MWK co-digesters in action. So, MWK will organize another trip during the summer of this year. Participants will be able to see how mixed-substrate... - April 29, 2009 - MWK Biogas North America Corp.
Swine Flu Update: US Declares Public Health Emergency -- Gallaway Safety Offering CDC Recommended N95 Respirator Face Masks for Swine Flu Protection
Gallaway Safety & Supply offers a full range of N95 respirator surgical masks as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to protect individuals against the current outbreak of swine influenza. - April 28, 2009 - Gallaway Safety & Supply
Green Nation Gardens Enjoying Huge Success with TerraCycle Products
Internet based green living products retailer is finding great success with products made from trash. - April 28, 2009 - Green Nation Gardens
Compostable T-Shirts from Blue & Green Designs
Blue & Green Designs of Raleigh, NC introduces their “I’m Compostable” 100% certified organic cotton t-shirts. - April 27, 2009 - Blue & Green Designs
Car Dealership Reduces Outside Light Cost $1,000 Per Month with Induction Lighting
Columbiana Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Saves Big with Induction Lighting from Energy Efficient Lighting Supply. - April 26, 2009 - Energy Efficient Lighting Supply
On Earth Day 3-Prime Shows Its True Colors: Green
How is your business responding to the greening of global and local markets? - April 25, 2009 - 3Prime LLC
Environmental Impact of Produced Water in Oil and Gas Industry
How Nature Group, Siemens Water Technologies and Wescorp Energy Inc. are providing Solutions for the Oil and Gas Industry - April 25, 2009 - InvestorIdeas.com
Celebrating Earth Day: Clean Green and Save Green Article Launches
A lot of money can be saved by going back to the basics of cleaning. For a long time we were led to believe that we needed the cleaners manufacturers were marketing. Well, the manufacturers are using the same ingredients our parents and grandparents used to use, so why can't we? The answer is simple, we can. - April 24, 2009 - Crystal's Light
Green Screen Sharing Supporting Earth Day
With Earth Day 2009 in full swing, people and organizations are promoting a healthier planet via thousands of environmentally-friendly activities, one of which includes the use of screen sharing technology. By reducing travel time and face-to-face meetings, screen sharing is an example of Green IT that allows people to organize meetings over the Web, and hence significantly reduce CO2 gas emissions. - April 24, 2009 - BeamYourScreen
Survey Puts Forest on Road to Preservation
Teams of volunteers have been taking vital steps towards saving a unique Kenyan forest and its resident population of endangered Colobus monkeys. - April 24, 2009 - Global Vision International (GVI)
Can Interior Decorating Save the World?
Interior decorators join forces with Heifer International to help end global poverty. - April 24, 2009 - Hygge Interiors
New Diamond Offshore Drilling, Environmental and Well Drilling Equipment & Services Buying Guide
The online manufacturing marketplace IndustrialSAVER.com has introduced a new drilling products and services buying guide focusing on diamond offshore drilling, precision hole and environmental drilling equipment and services - April 24, 2009 - IndustrialLeaders.com
GlacialLight T8 LED Lights Aid Elementary School safety
GlacialTech Inc. through its sub-brand GlacialLight continues to work with schools to bring the world’s power consumption down and diminish the ever increasing carbon footprint. This time they teamed up with an Elementary school called Wurih Elementary School in the heart of Taichung,... - April 24, 2009 - GlacialTech Inc
Participate in Earth Day by Sponsoring the New Novel—"Last Warning About Global Warming" by Dr. Thomas Moore, Published by Alphar
“Last Warning about Global Warming” by Dr. Thomas Moore, published by Alphar, describes the future of the planet and methods to protect the ecosphere. --what should we do before that complete awakening happens? In a time when forceful action by courageous and angry people is absolutely necessary. A repaired Earth is necessary… In 5 Years or Less. - April 24, 2009 - Alphar Publishing
SUNOPTICS - High Performance Prismatic Daylighting Solutions - Energy Efficiency from the Sun for a Fraction of the Cost of Solar
Sunoptics, the inventor of the plastic prismatic skylight and leader in high performance prismatic daylighting solutions since 1978, is pleased to announce their latest innovation, the Sunoptics LightCube(TM). - April 23, 2009 - SUNOPTICS High Performance Prismatic Daylighting
Price-less Inkjet Cartridge Co. (PICINK) Teams Up with SoyPrint™ to Make Printing Greener
Price-less Inkjet Cartridge Co. (PICINK) in partnership with PRC Technologies makes printing greener by introducing soy based laser toner cartridges. - April 23, 2009 - Priceless Ink & Toner
On Mother's Day, Give Mom a Gift She Will Appreciate for Days and Months to Come
Mom can enjoy the newfound peace and harmony with GNS’s new automated Shower Timer. No longer will Mom need to be on shower patrol. Gone is the extended showering and replaced with orderly shower times and big savings in water and heating bills. Its unique design gives the bathers the best of both worlds, a full-flow of water followed by a restricted-flow. The Shower Manager offers a sensible solution to an age-old problem. - April 23, 2009 - Global Network Solutions, LLC
Environment Website with a Twist Planet Tingle Launches on Earth Day
PlanetTingle.com is not your usual environment website. Members act in coordinated effort creating greater impact at once. Results are then posted on the site. - April 23, 2009 - Billy Surf
Save Water 40%-60% with New Method of Installing Subsurface Drip Irrigation and Waste Water Recycling Systems
The Trench'N edge Trencher has developed a new method of installing Subsurface Drip Irrigation systems and Waste Water Recycling systems that can save 40%-60% of residential water usage and makes the installation cost comparable with conventional spray-in-the-air irrigation systems. - April 23, 2009 - Trench'N edge Trencher/ For the Edge, Inc.
Every Day is Earth Day for Florida Businessmen
When Americans stop to commemorate Earth Day this Wednesday, April 22, it will be just another day at the office for a pair of local businessmen entrepreneurs whose company is making headlines around the country for breaking new ground in the field of renewable energy. Partners Roger Eschenroeder... - April 23, 2009 - SunQuest Energy LLC
Audubon Environmental Project Named 2008 Green Project of the Year
Miles M. (Bud) Smart, Ph.D., president of Audubon Environmental (www.audubonenv.com), a sustainability consulting firm that works with landowners, developers and government entities to protect and sustain land, water, wildlife and natural resources, has announced that Hidden Lake, one of the... - April 23, 2009 - Audubon Environmental
Russian Water Sector Has Enormous Opportunities for Foreign Companies
Russian water sector has for long been in a bad shape. Water supply and waste water treatment systems are in most cases outdated and would need immediate renovation or replacement. Due to the bad situation in the sector, it is obvious that the demand for water treatment solutions and equipment is... - April 23, 2009 - Global Research & Data Services
Factory Direct Drapes™, a Custom Drapery and Curtain Manufacturer, Will be Planting Trees for Earth Day 2009 to Help Put an End to Global Warming
With the help of the Arbor Foundation, Factory Direct Drapes™ will support Green initiatives by planting a tree in American National Forests for every order over $200 between Earth Day and April 29. - April 22, 2009 - Factory Direct Drapes
Trust for Architectural Easements and Island Press Promote Sustainability and Historic Preservation in New York
Focusing on walkable urban centers and away from drivable suburban sprawl will require federal policy leadership and local action to change regulations. Many areas of the United States have zoning and building codes that discourage historic building rehabilitation and the creation of sustainable urban communities due to ambiguous terminology and the interpretive whims of the code officials. - April 22, 2009 - Trust for Architectural Easements
Pearson VUE Signs Exclusive Test Delivery Contract with Environmental Health Testing, LLC
Pearson VUE to Deliver National Registry of Food Safety Professionals’TM Food Safety Manager Certification ExaminationTM with Environmental Health Testing. - April 22, 2009 - Environmental Health Testing
The Green Team CT Sponsors Recycling at the Green Earth Fair in Westport CT, Homeowners and the Public Can Recycle Household Batteries and CFL Bulbs
The Green Team CT will be at the Green Earth Fair located at 10 Woodside Lane, Westport, CT Saturday, April 25th from 11am - 4 pm. The Green Team is committed to helping the community go green. Homeowners can come and practice green living by getting rid of their household batteries and... - April 22, 2009 - The Green Team CT LLC
Burnaby Wall Slated for New Environmental Art Project
The Earth Foundation today announced a new mural project that will begin in early April. The project, with the working title of “Gray Wolves”, will be a large scale public art piece painted on a wall at 7611 Edmonds Street in Burnaby, BC. The piece is slated for completion by April 30th and will depict a family of endangered wolves, bringing awareness to their plight and beauty. - April 22, 2009 - The Earth Foundation
EV-Charge America Launches the First Ever Casino / Resort Electric Vehicle Charging Station System in the World
EV-Charge America, a Las Vegas based electric vehicle charging station infrastructure high-tech, start-up company, launched the first ever Casino / Resort electric vehicle charging station system in the world on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM in the Valet Parking area of the prestigious Rampart Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, NV. - April 21, 2009 - EV-Charge America
Ed Begley Jr Joins Non-Profit Start-Up Green Wish for Its Official Launch in Honor of Earth Day 2009
Headed by Actor Raphael Sbarge, Green Wish will Help Raise Funds for Local “Going Green” Projects in Communities across America. - April 21, 2009 - Green Wish Inc
Florida-3 Airboat Search and Rescue to Participate in Project E.A.G.L.E
Project E.A.G.L.E. – Winter Haven, Florida attracts a variety of groups from across the state to participate in its annual clean up of area lakes. - April 21, 2009 - Florida-3 Airboat Search and Rescue
Cassbeth Sends Author of Sustainable Development Possible with Creative System Engineering to INCOSE Spring 09 Conference to Present a Paper
Cassbeth sends author of Sustainable Development Possible with Creative System Engineering to INCOSE Spring 09 Conference to present a paper. The paper is based on the Specification Analysis Tool (SAT) Software that helps users write and analyze specification text. It provides a brief history of... - April 21, 2009 - CassBeth
ReuseRecycleReclaim, LLC Provides Offset Registration Service for Processed Recycled Material
Third party auditing and verification of recycling tonnage converted to credits. - April 20, 2009 - ReuseRecycleReclaim, LLC
Baxa ‘Ecological’ Program Promotes Benefits of Recycling
Commitment to ‘green’ activities at Baxa Corporation celebrates Earth Day 2009 while providing reduced costs and workplace benefits. Historically, Baxa has chosen product designs and raw materials that reduce waste and improve patient safety and minimize environmental impact. More recently, the company has introduced specific initiatives for reducing its environmental impact and advancing its environmental stewardship. - April 20, 2009 - Baxa Corporation
Computation’s Free Earth Day
Looking for an environmentally sensitive and privacy ensured method to dispose of your unwanted computer equipment? Leave it with Computation for free during the week leading up to Earth Day. - April 18, 2009 - Computation Ltd.
New Way for Kids & Families to Help Planet - Plant Trees in Coconut Husks
Helping to reduce global warming and learning about sustainability just got quick and easy with the PlantBest Healthy Planet Tree Planting Kit™ – a new product that uses coconut husks for planting tree seeds. Planting a tree is an important step in helping to reduce global warming. What the tree seed is planted in is important too. Hyper-renewable coir (pronounced “koi’er”) - the spent rind of coconuts - is a sustainable alternative planting medium to peat moss. http://www.plantbest.com. - April 17, 2009 - PlantBest Inc.
Going Green: Smart BINZ Solar Powered Recycling Receptacle
SMART BINZ Corporation plans to begin manufacturing a compact (28” x 28”) recycling receptacle made from 90% recycled ABS plastic material adapted with a solar module into the top of the receptacle whereby lighting up the side panels of the unit making it more visible and hopefully used more frequently. - April 17, 2009 - SMART BINZ Corporation
Casey Cares Foundation Helps the Planet as Well as Critically Ill Children
The Casey Cares Foundation winds up with wind energy for this coming Earth Day, April 22, 2009. Powered with 100% wind energy using offsets from Clean Currents, the charity will save 24% on utility costs allowing that savings to be used for their uplifting programs for critically ill children. Additionally, switching to wind energy reduces the amount of gas emissions in the environment, thus helping our sick children breathe better. - April 17, 2009 - Casey Cares Foundation